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<p>The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin
using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>The total number
of dogs imported in 2018 was <ins class="ministerial">37,144</ins><del class="ministerial"><strong>20,845</strong></del>.</p><p>
</p><p>The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country
Of Origin</p></td><td><p>Dogs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Austria</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">4 </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bulgaria</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">216</ins><del class="ministerial">61</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Croatia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">265</ins><del class="ministerial">149</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">3566</ins><del class="ministerial">3156</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Czech
Republic</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">63</ins><del class="ministerial">115</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
<ins class="ministerial">Denmark</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1
</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Estonia</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Finland</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">72</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Germany</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">13</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greece</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">107</ins><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hungary</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1585</ins><del class="ministerial">519</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland
(Rep. of)</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7828</ins><del class="ministerial">4896</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Italy</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">26</ins><del class="ministerial">24</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Latvia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lithuania</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">6</ins><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Malta</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">111</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Poland</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">881</ins><del class="ministerial">420</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Portugal</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">173</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Romania</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">17189</ins><del class="ministerial">7461</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slovakia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">23</ins><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slovenia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spain</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">4995</ins><del class="ministerial">3816</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sweden</strong></p></td><td><p><ins
class="ministerial">9</ins><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>Switzerland</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del
class="ministerial"><strong>UK</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><ins
class="ministerial">37,144</ins><del class="ministerial">20,845</del></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported
into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching
for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin.
These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies,
rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.</p><p> </p><p>The information that
the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the
information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the
information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.</p><p> </p>

<p><del class="ministerial">194,712</del> <ins class="ministerial">307,357 </ins>dogs
were imported in total via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal
and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of dogs
travelling under the scheme by country as it does not hold that information.</p><p>
</p><p>The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme is taken from APHA’s system for recording
pets’ throughput based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers
of pet animals.</p><p> </p><p>The information that APHA has provided is a true reflection
of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data,
as it can only rely on the information that has been entered into the pets’ returns
by a third party.</p><p> </p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports showing
a 23 per cent increase in demand for food parcels between 2017 and 2019 at Somer Valley foodbank,
Somerset; and what assessment they have made of the reasons for any such increase.

<p>The Government does not collect official data on the use of food banks, therefore
has not made such assessments.</p><p>We have worked with food insecurity experts,
the Office for National Statistics and the Scottish Government to introduce a new
set of food security questions in the Family Resources Survey starting from April
2019. This means that we will in future be able to monitor the prevalence and severity
of household food insecurity across the UK and for specific groups, to better understand
the drivers of food insecurity and identify which groups are most at risk.</p>

<p>“Cum-ex” tax fraud exploits rules which impose withholding tax (WHT) on dividend
payments. The UK does not apply WHT to dividend payments; there is no direct UK tax
impact on banks, other taxpayers or HM Treasury.</p>

<p>“Cum-ex” tax fraud exploits rules which impose withholding tax (WHT) on dividend
payments. The UK does not apply WHT to dividend payments; there is no direct UK tax
impact on banks, other taxpayers or HM Treasury.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Agnew of Oulton on
30 April (HL Deb, col 857), what is the minimum amount that a family with two children
under 16 years of age with one adult working full-time on the national minimum wage
or national living wage would take home in each year since 2010 if they were claiming
child benefit, tax credit, child tax credit and working tax credit.

<p>The figures are shown in table 1 below, rounded to the nearest £5.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>Table 1: Total take-home pay, Child Benefit, and tax credits for a family with
two adults, one of whom is aged 25 or over and works 35 hours per week and receives
the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>£
per annum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>16,805</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>17,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>17,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>18,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>18,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>18,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>19,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>19,510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>19,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>20,135</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of remarks by the chief
executive of the Financial Conduct Authority about the impact of a post-Brexit customs
union on the UK financial services sector.

<p>A customs union would eliminate tariff and rules of origin barriers on trade in
goods only, as they do not concern trade in services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The
Government’s ambition is to preserve the economic benefits of the most important financial
services traded between the UK and the EU, and ensure stable institutional processes
for governing the relationship in financial services. This is the best way to protect
financial stability and open markets, and is in the interests of businesses and consumers
on both sides. This ambition is reflected in the Political Declaration agreed by the
UK and the EU in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to preserving our
competitive position in financial services after the UK has left the European Union.
Our industry continues to innovate and to move with the times – we have world-leading
positions in the markets of the future, including green and sustainable finance, FinTech,
and renminbi and rupee products.</p>

<p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU ETS under a No Deal scenario, Government
policy remains that we will implement a carbon emissions tax on an interim basis.</p><p>We
are discussing with the Commission the implications of our exit from the EU for our
future participation in the EU ETS.</p><p>A consultation on long-term carbon pricing
once the UK has left the UK has now been launched.</p>

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
on 29 April (HL15262), what steps they will take to verify the “categorical assurances”
they have received that Ms Mansoor will continue to receive access to appropriate
medical care.

<p>We have raised the cases of Bahraini national, Hajer Mansoor Hassan, on a regular
basis at senior levels with the Bahraini Government and continue to closely monitor
the case. We have received confirmation that Ms Mansoor has had numerous medical appointments
since January 2018 and will continue to have access to all necessary healthcare and
medical treatment whilst in detention, as guaranteed by the Bahraini constitution.</p>

<p>The Government has not made any assessment of the immediate response from the aviation
industry to the Final Report from the independent Airline Insolvency Review, which
was published on 9 May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS
1546) on the 9 May 2019, the Secretary of State for Transport noted that Government
is considering the range of options put forward by the review and will work swiftly
to introduce the reforms that are needed to ensure a strong level of consumer protection
and value for money for the taxpayer. In doing so the Secretary of State also acknowledged
a need to consider the challenges faced by the aviation sector.</p><p> </p><p>The
Secretary of State also indicated in the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS 1546)
on the 9 May 2019, that he would welcome views on the independent Airline Insolvency
Review recommendations, including those from the aviation industry, as part of the
ongoing consultation on Aviation 2050 and is encouraging stakeholders to respond by
the 20 June 2019 when the consultation closes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>